The apologies for comic books not being as "high brow" as other literature just don't work for me. Fans of comic books know many of them are better than much of the supposed great works of traditional literature. And we don't have to call them "graphic novels," either, to give them merit.

The same kinds of apologies have been tried by people who say they only like "intelligent" rock and roll, while the true fan knows rock and roll is great even when it's dumb.